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**chuckster57** · 03-05-2015, 08:19 PM

Looking at the picture, it looks like a schwintek slide system. As a rule very reliable. There is a small motor at each side at the top that turns a shaft with a gear at each end. The gears run in the tracks on the slide. If you lose one motor the slide can go sideways and cause all kinds of havoc.

About the only downside to this system is the motors don't like to be stopped in mid travel. They "talk" to each other at the end of movement to stay in synch, and not fully retracting or extending the slides causes synchronization issues. Easy to overcome if its explained. I have no idea what happened in this particular case and it will interesting to see what caused this issue.

03-05-2015, 08:19 PM	#7
chuckster57 Site Team Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Modesto Posts: 20,347	Looking at the picture, it looks like a schwintek slide system. As a rule very reliable. There is a small motor at each side at the top that turns a shaft with a gear at each end. The gears run in the tracks on the slide. If you lose one motor the slide can go sideways and cause all kinds of havoc. About the only downside to this system is the motors don't like to be stopped in mid travel. They "talk" to each other at the end of movement to stay in synch, and not fully retracting or extending the slides causes synchronization issues. Easy to overcome if its explained. I have no idea what happened in this particular case and it will interesting to see what caused this issue. __________________ 2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel. Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS. Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.